Submission #28309 by Beth Emeth Men'S Club - Herndon, VA (1144)

Submission information
Submitted by Levitanru
Mon, 2023-04-24 20:01
100.36.33.35
2023
I have read the 2023 Torch Awards Program Guidelines.
Club Name
Beth Emeth Men'S Club - Herndon, VA (1144)
Men's Club Shabbat
Club Representative
Person completing form
Dr. Jeff Shore
Russ
Levitan
Club President at time of convention if known at this time
Russ
Levitan
Club President Now
Russ
Levitan
Mens' Club Shabbat

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CBE's Men's Club Shabbat is an annual event where we look to have multiple members of the Men's Club lead the Saturday morning service. We use this event as an opportunity to get more men from multiple generations participating and hopefully increase our visibility throughout the CBE community. This year we also made a concerted effort to include as many children of Men's Club members as possible, whether leading some of the Hebrew prayers, or doing an English reading.
CBE's Men's Club Shabbat is an annual event where we look to have multiple members of the Men's Club lead the Saturday morning service. We use this event as an opportunity to get more men from multiple generations participating and hopefully increase our visibility throughout the CBE community. This year we also made a concerted effort to include as many children of Men's Club members as possible, whether leading some of the Hebrew prayers, or doing an English reading.
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Self Assessment
The 2023 Men's Club Sports Shabbat was an important part of CBE's "re-opening" coming out of COVID. We had over 25 members participate in the service along with 5-10 kids, along with more of the remaining congregation that is seen on Saturday mornings normally. We also invested in a more "premium" lunch afterward as another way to bring people in and let them know that "we're back!"
This event was all about involving Jewish Men in Jewish life, as it was leading the entire Saturday morning service and torah reading. It was also an important event to strengthen the CBE community by bringing people together. The CBE Men's Club has also been a leader in this regard in hosting the events that try and bring more people in to continue to get back to where we were pre-COVID.

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